Our friends from CDRLabs have posted a review on the LiteOn SOHW-832S Double Layer 8x DVD±RW drive. LiteOn SOHW-832S was among the first drives to ship with support for the DVD+RW Alliance's new DVD+R DL format. By using two recording layers, this technology lets the drive record up to 8.5GB onto a single disc.
| Part of conclusion: Highs: - Writes to DVD-R and DVD+R media at 8x
- Writes to DVD-RW and DVD+RW media at 4x
- One of the first drives to support DVD+R DL media
- Reads single layer DVD-ROM's at 12x
- Reads DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW media at 8x
- Good transfer speeds with pressed and CD-R media
- Features 40x CD-R and 24x CD-RW writing speeds
- Good DAE speeds
- Features Lite-On's SMART-BURN, SMART-X and VAS technologies
- Supports 99 minute media
- Good selection of writing and rewriting speeds
- Includes software from Ahead Software and CyberLink
- Affordably priced
Lows: - Questionable writing quality with some DVD±R media
- Cannot write to 4x DVD±R media at 8x
- Has a 2048KB buffer
- Doesn't support the Mt. Rainier format
- Does not include any blank DVD+R DL media
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Read the entire review over at CDRLabs and discuss the drive in our LiteOn Forum.
Source: CDRLabs.com
